When it comes to birds, the terms “strong” or “beautiful” might inspire images of fierce eagles or decadent tropical parrots. But both of these birds will certainly find strong contender in hummingbirds, which possess a unique sort of delicate beauty and a mastery of avian maneuvers like no other. We created this list of 20 stunning hummingbird photos to show you just how beautiful they can be.
Capturing a photo of a hummingbird in flight with clearly focused wings can be very difficult, as some varieties are capable of beating their wings up to 52 times a second. This gives them the ability to hover and fly backwards – something that few other birds can do and that none have mastered the way the hummingbird has.
If you or someone you know has taken a beautiful photo of a hummingbird, share it with us below this post!
Green-Crowned Brilliant
Image credits: Chris Morgan
Wine-Throated Hummingbird
Image credits: Knut Eisermann
Rufous Hummingbird
Image credits: ideiasedicas.com
Costa's Hummingbird
Image credits: imgur.com
Rufous Hummingbird
Image credits: don-tbugme.blogspot.com
Marvelous Spatuletail
Image credits: Max Waugh
Fiery-throated Hummingbird
Image credits: Mauro Roman
Rufous Hummingbird
Image credits: don-tbugme.blogspot.com
Violet-Crowned Woodnymph
Image credits: stevetaboneblog.com
Rufous Hummingbird
Image credits: MrClean1982
Violet Sabrewing
Image credits: Larry
Anna's Hummingbird
Image credits: Good-e-Nuf
Fiery-Throated Hummingbird
Image credits: Cyn Vargas
Wine-Throated Hummingbird
Image credits: José Antonio Yee
Fiery-Throated Hummingbird
Image credits: Alvaro Cubero Vega
Fiery-Throated Hummingbird
Image credits: Alvaro Cubero
Anna's Hummingbird
Image credits: Catsbow
Rufous Hummingbird
Image credits: Scott Bechtel
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Image credits: Alexis Coram
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Image credits: Phatography
P.S. We always try our best to credit each and every photographer, but sometimes it’s impossible to track some of them. Please contact us if you know the missing authors.